Crime Rates at Elcho Street, Hartlepool, TS26 8HP

Elcho Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 7th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elcho Street (TS26 8HP) in the last 12 months was 1220.0 per 1,000 residents and was 277.4% higher than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 304.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elcho Street (TS26 8HP), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.